September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This hits home because my beautiful daughter Charlotte died of cancer at 10 months. Ironically, this month is also her birth month.

I could give you so many heartbreaking stats about childhood cancer, but the sad summation is that pediatric cancer is more prevalent than people know, and it’s sadly underfunded and under-researched. In memory of Charlotte, I am designing all of my patterns in September in yellow, the color of childhood cancer. This month, I am also donating the profit from the sale of any Sunshine Charlotte Designs pattern designed in yellow.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Hook: J-10 (6.0 mm)
Yarn: worsted weight
Size: 46” x 5”

Bring awareness to childhood cancer and help support research by purchasing the September Scarf pattern. I designed it in the shape of a cancer ribbon, so you’ll have a constant reminder around your neck.

The beauty of this scarf comes from the cables and ribbing, both created using front and back post stitches. I’ve included photo tutorials for both in case you get hung up. I’ve also created a tutorial for the first row of cables to help you get started.

The cables are worked in rows, and the border is added in the round. The first row of the round includes chain spaces; this makes a sleeve through which to feed the end of the scarf so it holds its ribbon shape and lays nicely under a jacket or coat.

Join the fight against childhood cancer and make the September Scarf!